2 Pottstown Men Held After Stolen Van Chase Police

May 13, 1986|The Morning Call

Two Pottstown men were arrested early Thursday in Hamburg after police spotted them in a van that had been reported stolen about 90 minutes earlier from AFK Inc., Pottstown, an industrial cleaning business.

Police said Michael D. Cooper, 23, and John M. Jefferson, 24, were apprehended after a high-speed chase through the borough, then on foot when the van crashed into a brick wall in an alley.

Both were charged with auto theft, receiving stolen property, criminal conspiracy and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. Cooper, the driver, was cited for numerous traffic violations.

Both were arraigned before District Justice Gloria Stitzl, Hamburg, and committed to Berks County Prison in lieu of $7,000 bail each.